AMSA Premed Chapter at the University of Iowa

"AIDS Advocacy Update and Strategy Session"

The trainings will include updates on domestic and global AIDS policy, and a  chance 
to strategize about how to win real improvements in the lives of people with AIDS.
  • When: 7 to 8pm on Wednesday, April 30th
  • Where: C 131 Pomerantz Center, Iowa City IA
  • Who: YOU and the most influential AIDS activists in the country!

Elections Meeting:
  • Sunday, April 20th from 5-7pm
  • Penn State Room, IMU (337)
  • Have semester dues in at this meeting in order to vote.

Mental Health Discussion
  • What:  Daniel Cole, our Mental Health Committee Chair, will be presenting information about the specter of stigma and what you can do to help reduce the stigmatization of people with mental health disorders.  Following this presentation, Dr. Jennifer McWIlliams, chief resident of child psychiatry at the UIHC, will be answering any questions you have about the field of psychiatry. 
  • When:  April 7th from 7:00-8:00pm.
  • Where:  The Penn State room at the IMU ( 337 IMU) on the third floor.

Nominations Meeting
  • Sunday April 6th,  from 5:30-7:00pm
  • Lucas Dodge Room, IMU 256
  • Have semester dues AND National AMSA dues in to nominate yourself and others.

FREE Practice MCAT: Sponsored by AMSA Premed and KAPLAN

  • Thursday, March 27th from 7-9pm in W10 Pappajohn Business Building.

AIDS Awareness Bar Crawl 2008
When: Saturday, March 1st from 7pm-2am
Where: Downtown, Iowa City
Shirts must be purchased by Monday, Feb. 18th online at: http://www.shirtandsimple.com/eventdetails.php?event_ref=404
This is a fund raiser as well as advocacy event. Read more at above link, and follow that page to our Facebook event by the same name.

Free Movie: "A Closer Walk"
When: February 25th from 7p-8:30p
Where: Iowa Room, 3rd floor IMU
A Closer Walk
BYO: Candy, snacks, drinks but remember to clean up after yourself, please.

Medical School Fair
When: February 21st, 2008 from 10am-4pm
Where: Second Floor Ballroom, IMU
Doors open to the public at 10am, admission is free and interested students may ask medical school representatives their questions, and receive valuable information.
Attending schools include: Iowa Carver COM, St. Louis University SOM, Uniformed Services University School of Health Science, Des Moines University, and others. Additional schools have sent recruitment information in place of representatives.

Medical Student Panel
Thursday, Jan. 31- 7:30p to 8:30p in the Michigan Room (351), IMU
This is your opportunity to ask everything you have wanted to know about medical school... applications, extra curriculars, admissions, and even fields of study. Our panelists couldn't be better! They include the AMSA Junior Trustee at Large, a Carver COM MD/PhD student, the AMSA Humanistic Medicine National Chair, and the President of the AMSA Medical Chapter at the Carver COM- and best of all they are all from the UI!

General Membership Meeting & Speaker
    Tuesday, January 29th from 7:30p to 8:30p
     W151 Papajohn
  • Get updated on all that is going on this Spring semester, including our AIDS Awareness Crawl and Relay for Life Team AMSA.
  • Hear from Cassandra Miller of CAFE Iowa on the effects of smoking, and legislative policies shaping this issue today. It is a study in both preventive medicine and health policy!
 

General Membership Meeting
When?      Tuesday, Dec. 4th, at 7:30pm
Where?       W151 Papajohn Business Building 

Artists Respond to HIV/AIDS
When:  Sat, December 8th, 5:30 - 8:00pm
Where: The Chait Gallery Downtown
Arranged by FaceAIDS, the James Gang.
Co-sponsored with UI Global Health Club,
AMSA UI Premed Chapter

Candle Light Vigil for World AIDS Day

When?  Tuesday, November 27th at 5:30pm

Where?   Trinity Episcopal Church (320 E. College St) to the offices of Clinton and Giuliani.

Please join Iowans for AIDS Action, and all of the people we work with across the state, for prayer vigils and rallies outside of campaign headquarters to call for each of the candidates to support a plan to fight AIDS at home and abroad. Candles will be provided.

Movie Screening: 'Side Effects' Starring Katherine Heigl
Where:  W151 PBB Next to Cafeteria
When: Thursday November 15th, 7:30-9:30pm
Don't miss our free screening of this award winning comedy starring one of Grey's Anatomy 's biggest stars.
For more movie details, go to: http://www.sideeffectsthemovie.com/

Region 8 Conference

When? : October 26-29, 2007
Where?: Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
Full Details: http://www.amsa.org/region/8conf.cfm

Elections and Planning Meeting
Where?  1505 Seamans Center (Engineering Building)
When? October 1rst, 7pm-8pm
  • Nominations and Elections
  • Region 8 Conference Overview
  • Informal Officer Meeting

Membership Meeting

Where?: W10 PBB
When? : Monday, Sept 17   7-8PM